[2] The magazine was founded by the Mission Scientifique au Maroc which was established by the French in Tangier.
[1] Its editor was Alfred Le Chatelier who was also instrumental in the establishment of Revue du monde musulman.
[2] The magazine mostly covered articles on the developments and social and educational situation in the Muslim countries.
[2] The contributors were mainly French scholars who studied Islam, but Muslim authors also contributed to Revue du monde musulman.
[2] From 1911 the board of editors included L. Bouvat, Antoine Cabaton, H. Cordier, O. Houdas, Clément Huart, Louis Massignon,[4] J. Vinson and A.